Using Flatbed Scanners to Collect High-resolution Time-lapsed Images of the Arabidopsis Root Gravitropic ResponseHalie C Smith *1, Devon J Niewohner *1, Grant D Dewey *1, Autumn M Longo *1, Tracy L Guy 1, Bradley R Higgins 2, Sarah B Daehling 1, Sarah C. Genrich 1, Christopher D Wentworth 2, Tessa L Durham Brooks 1
1Department of Biology, Doane College, 2Department of Physics, Doane College
This protocol describes a process for rapid collection of images of Arabidopsis seedlings responding to a gravity stimulus using commercially-available flatbed scanners. The method allows for inexpensive, high-volume capture of high-resolution images amenable for downstream analysis algorithms.
